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Support relative path to excel/csv sources

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Boris Lipschitz on 08 Sep 2015 10:25:40

Currently, when excel file is loaded to Power BI, the absolute filepath is captured in the M query. It would be nice if relative filepath was supported. Thus we could place excel file next to pbix and not worry about the file location (local machine, shared folder on server or onedrive)

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Michiel Heckemann on 04 Nov 2024 11:32:53

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

This function should really be implemented, it's stopping a lot of reports to get published with automatic refresh....

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Kristof Jacobs on 18 Jun 2024 14:41:16

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

I started with Power BI and was disappointed to learn you can't use relative paths :-(

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Alexandre ROBIDEL on 14 May 2024 12:37:49

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

Absolutely necessary function to improve code reliability.

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Maxime CHASSAING on 06 May 2024 15:15:15

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

Still no solution (with poxer query or python) ? I just need when move PBIX file the next refresh take files sources in PBIX file location

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Drew Forward on 06 Apr 2024 22:00:29

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

Just ran into needing to use this today!

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Mats Schlünder on 26 Nov 2023 14:55:09

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

It really is a shame that this i not available yet after 8 years and thousands of votes.

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D L on 02 Aug 2023 13:09:17

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

Please add this feature!

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Nick Gray on 19 Jul 2023 16:30:53

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

Hitting this limitation in the case of pbix referncing xlsx on Sharepoint/OneDrive, and it's frustrating.

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MATTHIEU GUERIN on 26 May 2023 15:38:58

RE: Support relative path to excel/csv sources

8 years after the first request, still not implemented.

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Yoshihiro Kakinuma on 30 Apr 2023 21:51:40

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Very shocked to know this is not supported!